Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	forgive_v	lord_n	trespass_n	3,485	5	11.3824	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40102	A vindication of the Friendly conference, between a minister and a parishioner of his inclining unto Quakerism, &c. from the exceptions of Thomas Ellwood, in his pretended answer to the said conference / by the same author.	Fowler, Edward, 1632-1714.; Ellwood, Thomas, 1639-1713.	1678 (1678)	Wing F1729; ESTC R20275	188,159	354

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83._o min._n this_o he_o do_v very_o abusive_o as_o here_o so_o in_o other_o place_n pag._n 85_o 95._o but_o let_v he_o know_v it_o be_v no_o mis-stating_a the_o case_n at_o all_o because_o all_o that_o i_o have_v say_v there_o be_v concern_v in_o it_o while_o all_o be_v too_o little_a to_o oppose_v the_o presumption_n of_o many_o quaker_n and_o all_o such_o perfectionist_n as_o look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o out_o of_o danger_n par._n i_o perceive_v he_o make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o represent_v your_o deny_v perfection_n in_o his_o sense_n to_o be_v a_o discourage_a man_n from_o strive_v against_o sin_n and_o satan_n which_o be_v the_o main_a thing_n he_o urge_v p._n 83_o 84_o 99_o min._n we_o say_v indeed_o that_o our_o victory_n over_o these_o enemy_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o complete_a as_o never_o to_o be_v disadvantage_v by_o they_o any_o more_o in_o this_o world_n this_o whole_a life_n be_v a_o warfare_n this_o world_n be_v a_o wrestle_a place_n and_o our_o enemy_n be_v 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